Kyrgyz Speaker, President of Latvia discuss cooperation issues

Bishkek, Oct. 16, 2019. / Kabar /. The delegation of the Jogorku Kenesh led by Speaker Dastanbek Dzhumabekov met with President of Latvia Egils Levits The press service of the Kyrgyz Parliament reported that Dzhumabekov congratulated Egils Levits on his election to the post of president by the country's parliament (Sejm), as well as on the 101st anniversary of Independence Day of Latvia. “Latvia and Kyrgyzstan have the same directions in democratic development. We, like you, attach particular importance to strengthening the parliamentary form of government and protecting human rights. However, recently we have lacked close economic ties,” Dzhumabekov said expressing readiness to cooperate with the Republic of Latvia in all areas. Egils Levits added that he is closely watching the changes in the political system in Kyrgyzstan in recent years, and he knows the country as firmly standing in the way of parliamentary democracy. “I am a lawyer by profession, therefore I am well acquainted with the Constitution of Kyrgyzstan. Our countries are the same in that the main values ​​for us are the rule of law and democracy. We have great expectations that we will be able to establish close economic ties and bring these directions to a new level of cooperation,” he said. The parliamentary delegation led by Dzhumabekov in the framework of official visits to Latvia and Lithuania holds a number of meetings.